10 Talks on Hunger

These talks on hunger look at food security from a number of angles. Food security is a key pillar in overcoming poverty, both in developing communities and in big cities. Hunger has a ripple effect, often impacting other areas of society, including agriculture, environmental politics and even the education system.

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses the progression of civilization in her speech on practical sustainable development. While the former First Lady looks at the subject from an international perspective, Gary Oppenheimer talks about local solutions to hunger. The founder of AmpleHarvest.org encourages people to donate fresh produce to their local food pantries. In another of the talks on hunger, student Emily Cassidy examines shortfalls in meeting the need for meat and environmental ramifications.